Economic and Political Backdrop The Habsburg monarchy existed in Spain, Austria, Portugal, Holy Roman Empire. They were modeled in the format of an absolute monarchy after that of France. Power was passed down through a family and rulers had absolute control of money, taxation, laws, etc. The Habsburgs were fiercely catholic, and their conflict with protestants eventually lead to the Thirty Years War. The war was especially bloody because of new access to war technology like gunpowder, cannons, and handguns. The empire’s economy was weakened by silver trade and bad management which caused inflation and instability.
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Aspects of Culture
Social Backdrop The Habsburgs believed in serfdom, where serfs were tied to the land and their work and were controlled by people in upper classes. Because of this system, peasant households were very traditional in their practices and roles.
Education Both boys and girls attended in strictly catholic schools in attempt to keep them away from other areas of Christianity.
Artistic Innovation Rococo, also known as "Late Baroque" was a 18th-century artistic movement and style, affecting painting, sculpture, architecture, interior design, decoration, literature, music, and theatre. This style was very popular in Habsburg Austria.
Schönbrunn Palace The palace was constructed from1698-1777 in Vienna, Austria. The building was designed by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Nikolaus Franz Leonhard Paccassi, and Johann Aman, and painted by Gregorio Guglielmi
Anton Raphael Mengs painted “Maria Carolina von Habsburg as Princess of Naples”, in 1770. The painting shows characteristics of the Baroque period because it shows extravagance and how the Habsburgs valued their leaders and their wealth.
Religion The Habsburgs practiced Catholicism. They did not support the expression of other religions, this is seen in their conflict with the Protestants which lead to the Thirty Years War.
Architecture The architecture of the time was greatly influenced by the late baroque or rococo art movement. Examples of monumental architecture are found in their palaces and churches.
Observations about what we have learned. The Habsburgs were not a traditional empire. They were a family of rulers with somewhat control of an ever-changing list of places. This made finding the information for some sections very difficult. The empire peaked in the 1500s, was at war for much of the 1600s, and was beginning it's decline and transformation by the 1700s. Their culture was shaped mostly by the Catholic religion, art at the time, and the relationship between social classes.
Works Cited "Absolutism and the Habsburg Austrian Empire." N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Nov. 2015."AP European History: Unit 3.3." - Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Nov. 2015."Artstor Library." Artstor Library. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Nov. 2015."Artstor Library." Artstor Library. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Nov. 2015.Habsburg Monarchy. Digital image. Wikipedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Oct. 2015.Kidner, Frank, Theodore R. Weeks, Ralph W. Mathisen, Sally McKee, and Maria Bucur-Deckard. Making Europe: People, Politics and Culture. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 2008. Print.Melton, James Van Horn. Absolutism and the Eighteenth-century Origins of Compulsory Schooling in Prussia and Austria. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1988. Print.
Economic and Political Backdrop
The Habsburg monarchy existed in Spain, Austria, Portugal, Holy Roman Empire. They were modeled in the format of an absolute monarchy after that of France. Power was passed down through a family and rulers had absolute control of money, taxation, laws, etc. The Habsburgs were fiercely catholic, and their conflict with protestants eventually lead to the Thirty Years War. The war was especially bloody because of new access to war technology like gunpowder, cannons, and handguns. The empire’s economy was weakened by silver trade and bad management which caused inflation and instability.
Timeline
Aspects of Culture
Social Backdrop
The Habsburgs believed in serfdom, where serfs were tied to the land and their work and were controlled by people in upper classes. Because of this system, peasant households were very traditional in their practices and roles.
Education
Both boys and girls attended in strictly catholic schools in attempt to keep them away from other areas of Christianity.
Artistic Innovation
Rococo, also known as "Late Baroque" was a 18th-century artistic movement and style, affecting painting, sculpture, architecture, interior design, decoration, literature, music, and theatre. This style was very popular in Habsburg Austria.
Schönbrunn Palace
The palace was constructed from1698-1777 in Vienna, Austria. The building was designed by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Nikolaus Franz Leonhard Paccassi, and Johann Aman, and painted by Gregorio Guglielmi
Anton Raphael Mengs painted “Maria Carolina von Habsburg as Princess of Naples”, in 1770. The painting shows characteristics of the Baroque period because it shows extravagance and how the Habsburgs valued their leaders and their wealth.
Religion
The Habsburgs practiced Catholicism. They did not support the expression of other religions, this is seen in their conflict with the Protestants which lead to the Thirty Years War.
Architecture
The architecture of the time was greatly influenced by the late baroque or rococo art movement. Examples of monumental architecture are found in their palaces and churches.
Observations about what we have learned.
The Habsburgs were not a traditional empire. They were a family of rulers with somewhat control of an ever-changing list of places. This made finding the information for some sections very difficult. The empire peaked in the 1500s, was at war for much of the 1600s, and was beginning it's decline and transformation by the 1700s. Their culture was shaped mostly by the Catholic religion, art at the time, and the relationship between social classes.
Works Cited
"Absolutism and the Habsburg Austrian Empire." N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Nov. 2015."AP European History: Unit 3.3." - Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Nov. 2015."Artstor Library." Artstor Library. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Nov. 2015."Artstor Library." Artstor Library. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Nov. 2015.Habsburg Monarchy. Digital image. Wikipedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Oct. 2015.Kidner, Frank, Theodore R. Weeks, Ralph W. Mathisen, Sally McKee, and Maria Bucur-Deckard. Making Europe: People, Politics and Culture. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 2008. Print.Melton, James Van Horn. Absolutism and the Eighteenth-century Origins of Compulsory Schooling in Prussia and Austria. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1988. Print.